Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-04
FINANCE AND TRADE.


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Posz -IEzrEEzaEsczH swo nsw fsatursn.
Viz. sTimbes and Milling nud ''ooai
and Mfufn9.H ID uhish hsrsaftaE ell y
f0uud he latsst news issms End saatis-
fins rslafinR 70 thoss intsrssta
Tbs asst saEIosd Of bay over the
ss&ehbask vss received b Harrington
4 Saith. Of this city, today. TIE hsy
came fsom tie Yakiza country and
oonsisis Of small, tightly wired bales Of
sbsut I75 poznds saeh. Il ID nsu
crop. wild Era@ hsy and b ahipped bare
a. an ezpsEimena. The expense Of Get
tins Il here vas SlIss psE sonsnd tie hrst
carload vss Jumped Is go per tOn- Il
Il probable that the retail price VIII be
placsd ct e. or e2S per ton Two more
carloads Of The sane bay are expected
IN . few days. By whieh time Il vill Be
assertalned whether It 10 10 meet with
fsvog IN this market.
A sample lot Of green corn vas 70
esixed today from North Yakima By
way Of the switchback. Il fOuEd ready
sale 81 Is cents per dozsn. Fresh lots
are sxpsotsd from the same source en-
altsrnats Days til the end Of sssason.
People in Eastern Washington Who
are engaged In the milling business and
Anticipated the opening Of 8 new market
for their waFss On Che completion Of the
swltohbssk have undoubtedly had their
auticipations surpassed b. the reality Of
the cas-. No A0us Is now 10 be had
there. IL Ia all sold and there Is much
unsatisfed demand. Dealers here, Who
got SAMPLE carloads find il impossible
10 duplicate their orders.
The Chinese Arm Of Wa Chong q Co.,
Of shis city, have shippsd considerable
merchandise 10 ElIsnsbure. via the
swilchbaek. and in few days the sane
arm expects 10 receive q carload Of
fIOar from there, with whioh the expert
msui will be tried Of shipping -four from
RllsnsbaER, Washington Territory, TO
China By the switchbaek and the Cana
dian Paeihe's trans Pacific steamship
line. Gee Hss Of the Arm states that II
the experiment proves successful, be
will ship between 5000 and $1,000 bar
reIs Of Eastern Washington -four 10
China this year.
There was also received In this city
today one carload, comprising 206 sacks,
Of feed from North Yakima. Great
success Il expeoted from this trial. as
the same firm received several carloads
OF wheat from there recently aud real
ICED very veil from them, notwithstand-
inc the prevailing high freight rates.
PRODUCE RECEIPTS - Past a
hours include I packages butter, 81 cases
egQs, 10 tons hay, 4co sacks -four, 3C6
sscks feed, 96 bundles hides, 9 bundles
peIts, hogs. There we're also received
5 tens on the steamer Hayward and 6
carloads Of general merchandise on the
Puget Soand shore Line.
sHIPMENIS-Gene merchandise
vas shipped from Seattle during the
past "a hours Ia the following quanti-
lies: q. &P. s. 8. H.. X. 10 tons, p. 8.
\. Line ~ tons, steamer Idaho % tons,
Emma Hayward ton, City OF Qniney
10 TONS, w. X. Merwin tons, w. r.
Monroe IA tons, Glide Is tons, Michi-
gan tons, and Augusta tons.
HAY-HeW crop coming 10 slowly.
Growers receive so per ton for hay, de-
Iiyered. Dealers get $3.50 per ton, or
Al q mar hundred weight. delivered In
small lots.
HOPs-GroweFs are paying very little
attention 10 prices at present. The onls
figures named are q few odeFs Of 10
cents per pound for 1887 crop.
OAfS-BuyeFs are paying for what
small lots there are offered for sale now
80 aud $50 per ton. Jobbing rates are
placed az $50. and retailers get ti.SO
per GENITAL. or f35 per ten.
WHEAT-Suppliea somewhat easier.
Quote, retail, " per GENITAL, or $50 per
ton.
FLOUR - Quotations unchanged:
wholesale, s. 2S,a5.50; retail, $500
B7b
MILLSTUFFS-BEap, wholesale, &25
per ton, retail &1.40 per GENITAL; shorts,
Wholesale, $50 per ton, retail, 81 60 per
GENITAL; chop feed, Wholesale, IS per
ton, retail, &1.t9 per GENITAL; ground
barley. Wholesale, e2s per toe, retail.
EiE9 per GENITAL.
OIL CAKE MEAL-Whoisale, $35
per ton, retail. % per pound.
VE6ErABLES-Rstail prices rule Is
follows: CauIifiower loo each or 3 for
$50. cabbage So, cucumbers IL for 25o,
| peas 50, string beans l0c, Fhubarb 80,
tomatoes So. gumbo 25e, egR plant u &c,
peppers Zoe, sweet potatoes 6s per
pound; green corn 25s per dozsu; tur-
nips, carrots, paFsnips and beets Zoe per
doEsn; celery los per bunch; onions
and radishes 20s per dozen bunches.
POTATOES - Market unchanged.
Supplies improved In quantity and
Quality. Qaote: California, wholesale.
ie PER pound; retail, lac; Puget Sonnd,
wholesale, lkae; retail. lie per peund.
ONIONS-New California onions are
quoted here az Sl.50. per GENITAL whole
sale, ~ cents per pound retail.
FRUi TS-Rssail pFices prevail a. fol-
lows: Oranges 2Sd50c per doz N. aud
by the box-Tahiti, q 50d5; lemons
zoo psr doEsn. and by the pox-Sieiiy
g. 30. California 4Std6; bananas toss S0e
per dozen; apFicots So per pound OF kl.25
I khNk IVA NlItA4 g - RNAa4 - ~ -
box; apples &c per pound OF fl.2s9 l.19
per COX; psars. So ger pound; peaches.
i2s<e per pound; grapes l2sSe per pound
or 1 80 per box; nectarines i2ae per
per pound; melons, musk and water,
l1e5oa each; blackbeFries, So per
poand.
POULTRY-CAiskens. ysrV scarce
old quoted 81 t5a6 per doEsni whole
sale; 6sd55 cents each, retail; broiiers
bring e384 per dozen. according 20 size.
BuITEk-Bsst brands bring Csc re
tail, per roll Of two poands. California
butter sells retail ~ from 20 to =, per
pound.
RG0S-Supplies mere plentiful. Re
taiiefs set 30 and SIS per doEsn.
CHEESE-California and Eastern
cheeses retail a. q, 25o per pound. No
Washington cheese IN the market.
HEFF-Dsalsrs pay Saaa4s per
/ poand 81 foot; Wholesale. dressed, So,
retail. i2&o NC per pound.
MUTrON-Dealers paw 5 a3Se on
foot, uholesals. dressed, 81; retail, Sd
l5s psE poand.
l FORK - Dealers pay SaSsae per
poand on foot; wholesale. dressed, loo
retail. l0d l5a per pound.
1 FROYIslONS-ketan pgicSs qaoted
a. follows Hams ls,3 los per psnnd;
I bacon HAS elear sid - l0o, lard 100
I igs.e. cotton sted oil is per eAliou,
I AFHVNEZ sfawkaa 49,